Too little, too late: Residents say they were in the dark as fire spread with no evacuation order
When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby ...
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New Plans Seek to Streamline Building Evacuations
UC Davis Department Safety Coordinators, or DSCs, have worked together with Emergency Management to update the process and ...
Flawed emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most during Los Angeles wildfires
In this month’s wind-driven wildfires in Southern California, evacuation alerts for some neighborhoods came long after homes ...
California firefighters make progress on Hughes Fire in Castaic; maps show areas under evacuation
The Palisades and Eaton wildfires also continue burning in the Los Angeles area, leaving parts of Southern California with ...
His town burned in California’s most destructive fire. This is his advice for rebuilding in L.A.
The former mayor of the town at the center of California's deadliest wildfire encouraged L.A. to get its churches, schools ...
Tips to Stay Safe if a Hotel Fire Erupts
On a vacation, the potential for fires is often far from mind. But in rare instances, terrifying tragedy can come fast.
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LA County wildfires shed light on need for evacuation plans and resources for disabled people
The wildfires were a nightmare for those able to escape without assistance. But the risks were far greater for people with ...
New fire erupts in Southern California as thousands remain under evacuation from fast-moving Hughes Fire
The fire threat remains critical in Southern California, where thousands of residents were under evacuation orders Wednesday ...
Hughes Fire in Los Angeles County: Evacuations, Maps & Updates
The Hughes Fire is burning near Castaic Lake in the community of Castaic, just over six miles north of Six Flags Magic ...
‘We were 100% alone’: Fire alerts came too late for some Altadena residents
Records, radio logs and interviews show that some residents were not told to evacuate via electronic alerts until many hours ...
A ‘dangerously unacceptable breakdown’ led to errant or delayed evacuation warnings in LA. The rest of the US isn’t immune
Myriad problems have plagued Los Angeles County’s alert system as wildfires torch America’s most populous county. But the ...
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Hughes Fire in Castaic now 56% contained with rain in the forecast
Firefighters continue to make progress in containing the massive Hughes Fire that broke out Wednesday near Castaic Lake, ...